Preakness Stakes News

The superstitious belief that bad things tend to happen in threes doesn't seem to hold water in the sporting world. That thought became evident again this week with the clamoring for a third UFC fight between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz , almost from the moment McGregor's arm was raised as the

BALTIMORE -- They cracked jokes and exchanged fist bumps, so relaxed and confident in their horse that at one point, millionaire owner Paul Reddam, plopped on a plastic bin, stifled a yawn. This was 90 minutes before the Preakness -- the race that would either set Nyquist up to follow in the gilded

For the first time in five races against his rival, Exaggerator beat Nyquist to win the 141st Preakness Stakes on Saturday. Racing on a sloppy track, the Kentucky Derby runner-up eased past Nyquist at the start of the homestretch and held on for a victory at Pimlico. It was the first loss in nine

Exaggerator pulled away from Nyquist down the stretch to win the Preakness States, dashing the previously undefeated Kentucky Derby winner's bid for the triple crown. Exaggerator took the lead at the top of the stretch and bolted through the mud to a 3 1/2-length victory over Cherry Wine. Nyquist,

BALTIMORE -- A steady rain soaked Pimlico Race Course on Saturday morning, and the forecast for the rest of the way was anything but sunny on Preakness Day. The National Weather Service predicted a 100 percent chance of rain throughout the day, along with wind at gusts of up to 20 mph. That would

In a tragic start to Preakness day, multiple horses have died during racing at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Homeboykris had rallied to win the day's first race by a half-length on a rainy Saturday. After having his picture taken in the winner's circle, he collapsed and died on his walk back to

BALTIMORE -- In a tragic start to Preakness day, the winner of the first race at Pimlico Race Course has died on his walk back to the barn. Homeboykris had rallied to win the race by a half-length on a rainy Saturday. After having his picture taken in the winner's circle, he collapsed and died.

BALTIMORE -- The forecast calls for rain on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course, and not in the half-committed partly cloudy/partly sunny vernacular of the typical weatherperson. No, there's a 100 percent chance of the wet stuff by the latest calculations, with perhaps as much as an inch expected to

There are several key differences between the fields for the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago and the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. Are they enough to change the outcome? There was little early speed in the Derby field, and there's a lot in the Preakness. Eight of the 11 Preakness entrants are new